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brewer, covering the big news from coast to coast. the big story today, casey anthony will be out of jail in less than one week. moments ago, we learned the florida mother acquitted of murdering her own 2-year-old daughter will be released next wednesday, july 13th. on tuesday, she was convicted on all counts of lying to police. this morning, judge belvin perry announced what that would cost her. >> i will sentence you to one year in the orange county jail, imposing a $1,000 fine on each count. all four counts to run consecutive to each other, giving you credit for the time that you have previously served. >> that credit amounted to just over 1,000 days. let's go live now to orlando. nbc is outside the courthouse with the very latest on what has happened this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, richard. that was six days short of the worst case scenario for those protesters that gathered around this morning outside the courtroom. certainly not comforting, not even six weeks or six months, not even six years is any
brewer, covering the big news from coast to coast. the big story today, casey anthony will be out of jail in less than one week. moments ago, we learned the florida mother acquitted of murdering her own 2-year-old daughter will be released next wednesday, july 13th. on tuesday, she was convicted on all counts of lying to police. this morning, judge belvin perry announced what that would cost her. >> i will sentence you to one year in the orange county jail, imposing a $1,000 fine on each...
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places in which the president won big in 2008. let's look at the unemployment rate in those states now. your state, pennsylvania, 7.4%. just barely above that, but some are all right. north carolina, 9.7%, that's not all right. california, 11.7. florida, 10.6. at least pennsylvania and ohio, key states, below the national average. >> pennsylvania almost two points below, but that's because pennsylvania had a terrific governor who knew how to invest dollars to trigger economic growth. >> was that ed rendell? yeah. i'm going give you props, absolutely. you should take them, but that said, do you think the president can win this election if the economy does not take a drastic turn? is it enough for people to say we're moving in the sort of cha that might take us off that direction? >> i think your analysis is exactly right. look, i think the economy will be low. unemployment will be low in november. i think it will be down from where it is today. president obama has the make the same argument that president roosevelt made. roosevelt
places in which the president won big in 2008. let's look at the unemployment rate in those states now. your state, pennsylvania, 7.4%. just barely above that, but some are all right. north carolina, 9.7%, that's not all right. california, 11.7. florida, 10.6. at least pennsylvania and ohio, key states, below the national average. >> pennsylvania almost two points below, but that's because pennsylvania had a terrific governor who knew how to invest dollars to trigger economic growth....
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>> quite a big one, contessa. we can report that earlier this morning the house call center the communication arm of the house in charge of all the house telephones sent out an email to members saying quote, due to the high volume of external calls to the house telephone circuits they are near capacity. some members should be receiving busy signals. several house websites crashed specifically that of speaker of the house john boehner. the question is whether or not it will transfer into some sort of change of what the status quo is right now and that really is both sides digging in quite rigidly on their plans. democrats supporting harry reid's plan the $2.7 trillion cut across the board. republicans in favor of john boehner's plan, with an extension of the debt limit. that's where both sides are still very much. >> kristen, let's talk with you about where the white house goes from here. can they capitalize on this? the people are willing to go online -- i had trouble getting on the house website today maybe not c
>> quite a big one, contessa. we can report that earlier this morning the house call center the communication arm of the house in charge of all the house telephones sent out an email to members saying quote, due to the high volume of external calls to the house telephone circuits they are near capacity. some members should be receiving busy signals. several house websites crashed specifically that of speaker of the house john boehner. the question is whether or not it will transfer into...
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i'm contessa brewer covering the big news coast to coast. we begin with breaking news out of texas, where authorities have arrested an army private assigned to fort campbell, kentucky. officials found bomb-making materials in his hotel room. that arrest came after someone reportedly overheard the private threatening to stage an attack on the army post at fort hood. fort hood was the scene of a deadly shooting attack in november 2009. major nadal hassan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others. pete williams has the latest from washington now. pete, what do you know about this arrest of the private? >> reporter: right. well, good afternoon. you saw killeen, texas on that map. that's where he was arrested. he's a private first class assigned to fort campbell, but arrested in texas yesterday and according to law enforcement officials, what happened is he went into a gun store in killeen, texas and was asking questions that the gun store owner thought was suspicious. he was also buying smokeless powder which can be used for
i'm contessa brewer covering the big news coast to coast. we begin with breaking news out of texas, where authorities have arrested an army private assigned to fort campbell, kentucky. officials found bomb-making materials in his hotel room. that arrest came after someone reportedly overheard the private threatening to stage an attack on the army post at fort hood. fort hood was the scene of a deadly shooting attack in november 2009. major nadal hassan is accused of killing 13 people and...
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got a big 13 inch tv. get a pan of that. this is my living room slash bedroom, slash tud joe. we've got the tunes. that's not eight track, but cassette tape. might as well be. we don't got refrigerators in here. we do got foot lockers, for soup, sodas, beans. kool-aid. that's about it. >> we have inmate kevin blanco who's a little upset. he was issued three disciplinary reports. he has his own way of thinking. he portrays his own outcome before it's actually there. he implies whatever he feels is appropriate. so it's one of those things that kevin blanco wants this and he wants it now. he's not going to get it now. the officers are concerned that we may have to extract him from this rather large rec pen if he chooses to go that roougt route, that's what we'll do. kevin blanco i need you. blanco. he's ignoring the issue. >> they want to see they're playing their little damn game to keep me in the damn cell. i'll give them a reason to keep me up in there if that's what they want to do. y'all thought i was playing when i told you that you wanted a reason to keep me in the cell, h
got a big 13 inch tv. get a pan of that. this is my living room slash bedroom, slash tud joe. we've got the tunes. that's not eight track, but cassette tape. might as well be. we don't got refrigerators in here. we do got foot lockers, for soup, sodas, beans. kool-aid. that's about it. >> we have inmate kevin blanco who's a little upset. he was issued three disciplinary reports. he has his own way of thinking. he portrays his own outcome before it's actually there. he implies whatever he...
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big deal, not a big deal? >> those are the people that gave aaa bond ratings to the bond mortgages two days before they failed. i don't want to to see the credit rating downgraded. i don't think people should listen to credit rating agencies either. >>> making the grade may be easier these days. shocking figures on the grade inflation trend at u.s. colleges. that's next on msnbc sunday. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly throug
big deal, not a big deal? >> those are the people that gave aaa bond ratings to the bond mortgages two days before they failed. i don't want to to see the credit rating downgraded. i don't think people should listen to credit rating agencies either. >>> making the grade may be easier these days. shocking figures on the grade inflation trend at u.s. colleges. that's next on msnbc sunday. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal...
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a big risk for me, i'm liss stoeng him do that. sf jose baez comes in and says, i made a few mistakes, maybe put myself out there, wasn't able to prove these things. i'm going to look at that and go, are you kidding me? you have a huge trial here. you come into this -- to me that was give him so much less credibility. i love saying this. we all have different opinions. >> if he ignored it and actually pretended as if he had done a great job, how would you look at him? to me that's less credible. i think you need to own the mistake. >> just so you know, by the way, i guess the court feed may not show us that. what you were just seeing, that right there, apparently they're covering up that picture. it's an old picture of casey. for some reason that is deemed to be inappropriate with the final presentation by the defense. jose baez has been setting up these large cards and they'll be showing them on easels. we're looking at mr. hopkins, the alleged boyfriend, the alleged nanny, zani, any other person that was part of the story, if you
a big risk for me, i'm liss stoeng him do that. sf jose baez comes in and says, i made a few mistakes, maybe put myself out there, wasn't able to prove these things. i'm going to look at that and go, are you kidding me? you have a huge trial here. you come into this -- to me that was give him so much less credibility. i love saying this. we all have different opinions. >> if he ignored it and actually pretended as if he had done a great job, how would you look at him? to me that's less...
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it could be a very big problem for mr. baez during this closing argument if he's cut off at the knees for making those arguments. >> outside the courthouse, attorney an bremner. good morning to you. we've got a five-minute recess right now. what happens in another couple of minutes? do they hit the ground running with closing arguments? >> absolutely. they just finished all of the jury instructs with the instructions on the law from the judge. now the lawyers will argue what the law is and then connect them with the facts. it's going to be hit the ground run, state's up first, then the defense, and then the state gets up, gets the final word in rebuttal. it's a whole long day of closing arguments where they put it together for the jury. >> i'm curious, ann, how long will they go simultaneously before taking breaks? i believe the pattern has been they start proceedings at 9:00 a.m. in the morning, take a break after 10:00 for 15, 20 minutes, pick back up and continue until lunchtime. is there a problem with following that p
it could be a very big problem for mr. baez during this closing argument if he's cut off at the knees for making those arguments. >> outside the courthouse, attorney an bremner. good morning to you. we've got a five-minute recess right now. what happens in another couple of minutes? do they hit the ground running with closing arguments? >> absolutely. they just finished all of the jury instructs with the instructions on the law from the judge. now the lawyers will argue what the law...
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and then they got a big day on tap. they'll arrive here in montreal later today after you noted, visiting with war veterans and planting a tree in ottawa. they get here this afternoon. i mean, no rest for the weary. they'll only be here for a matter of hours. they will visit with some young chirp at a world renowned hospital, alex, and then they're going to go visit with young chefs and culinary academy before a sunset cruise, as it were. tough to be the future king and queen, isn't it, on board a warship, military warship, as they head towards quebec city. >> absolutely. it's nine days in canada, and then they head off to california, right? >> yeah. nine days in canada. this is going to be a whirlwind trip for these guys. they're going to hit places like quebec city, prince edward island. they will go to yellow knife. we're chasing them almost the entire way. nothing says the fourth of july like the northwest territories. then they'll be in calgary before they head down to los angeles, as you note. they're playing polo
and then they got a big day on tap. they'll arrive here in montreal later today after you noted, visiting with war veterans and planting a tree in ottawa. they get here this afternoon. i mean, no rest for the weary. they'll only be here for a matter of hours. they will visit with some young chirp at a world renowned hospital, alex, and then they're going to go visit with young chefs and culinary academy before a sunset cruise, as it were. tough to be the future king and queen, isn't it, on...
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the other big weather story would be some of the showers and thunderstorms you're dealing with some of this today in new york city. not alone philadelphia, d.c., baltimore, toward boston and hartford. seeing threat of severe thunderstorms as we head through the day. better days ahead for the 4th tomorrow it looks like things will clear out for much of the northeast. >> which is where we are. no complaints, certainly compared to arizona. >>> more details about the crumbling case dense dominique strauss-kahn. prosecutors revealed serious questions about the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault. ron allen outside the apartment for dominique strauss-kahn. ron, with a good morning to you, do these questions have brought up a lot of issues, none of yet to be resolved yet. but it's a mess, to say the least. >> reporter: well, it's a lot, yes. strauss-kahn is still at this luxury townhouse. no longer under house arrest. he can go where err he wants to he seems to be spending time here. he can afford to sit back the harsh spotlight is focused on his accuser the 32-year-old housekeeper f
the other big weather story would be some of the showers and thunderstorms you're dealing with some of this today in new york city. not alone philadelphia, d.c., baltimore, toward boston and hartford. seeing threat of severe thunderstorms as we head through the day. better days ahead for the 4th tomorrow it looks like things will clear out for much of the northeast. >> which is where we are. no complaints, certainly compared to arizona. >>> more details about the crumbling case...
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big difference yesterday. nice and sunny. thank you. >>> still ahead, inflation on college campuses across the country and we're not talking inflation. it's grades. wait until you hear how many grades of a are given. are they all deserved or is something else going on? you're watching msnbc sunday. [ male announcer ] introducing the ultimate business phone -- the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone that mixes business with pleasure. so let's get our work done, america, so we can all get back to playing "angry birds." the motorola expert from sprint. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. >>> when it comes to fixing the debt problem we've heard lots of grand statement from lawmakers on where they stand. in a week or two a plan wi
big difference yesterday. nice and sunny. thank you. >>> still ahead, inflation on college campuses across the country and we're not talking inflation. it's grades. wait until you hear how many grades of a are given. are they all deserved or is something else going on? you're watching msnbc sunday. [ male announcer ] introducing the ultimate business phone -- the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry...
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is in big trouble if it defaults on its debts next month. but with the 2012 race already on the radar in front of everybody, it is safe to bet many of them are thinking about appearances as well. a.b. stoddard is associate editor and columnist with "the hill" newspaper. joining us for a look at the political fight. so a.b., good morning to you. is anyone looking good so far in this debate as they look toward 2012 and they have the debt ceiling right in front of them? >> well, i actually think that the president really retains the upper hand, at least at this hour. the president really -- he abandoned entitlement reform after his fiscal commission released a report in december. he did not produce a budget, didn't mention -- and there were no plans this winter to deal with that issue. now that he's come out with a willingness to tackle something that is so sacred to his base, he really looks like he is engaging in this shared sacrifice he keeps talking about, while republicans refuse to budge on taxes and the president paints them as my way or
is in big trouble if it defaults on its debts next month. but with the 2012 race already on the radar in front of everybody, it is safe to bet many of them are thinking about appearances as well. a.b. stoddard is associate editor and columnist with "the hill" newspaper. joining us for a look at the political fight. so a.b., good morning to you. is anyone looking good so far in this debate as they look toward 2012 and they have the debt ceiling right in front of them? >> well, i...
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wear a big hat, baseball cap, a disguise. people know who she is even if she goes to puerto rico. >> thank you. we'll talk again later in the program. >>> the fight on capitol hill for a debt reduction deal is raising fears that the u.s. will go into default and the economy will go into the tank. coming up we'll to see what the truth is in today's fact or fiction. >>> disorder in the court. a woman goes wild and tries to attack a judge during a divorce proceeding. we'll show you what set her off. [ p.a. announcer ] announcing america's favorite cereal is now honey nut cheerios! yup, america's favorite. so we're celebrating the honey sweetness, crunchy oats and... hey! don't forget me!! honey nut cheerios. make it your favorite too! honey nut cheerios. (telephone ring. pick up) usa prime credit. my name ...peggy. you got problem? ggy? third time i've called, 's time i speak with a supervisor. supervisor is genius...i transfer. transfer! transfer! transfer! transfer! transfer! hello...my name is... peggy? come on!!! hello? want
wear a big hat, baseball cap, a disguise. people know who she is even if she goes to puerto rico. >> thank you. we'll talk again later in the program. >>> the fight on capitol hill for a debt reduction deal is raising fears that the u.s. will go into default and the economy will go into the tank. coming up we'll to see what the truth is in today's fact or fiction. >>> disorder in the court. a woman goes wild and tries to attack a judge during a divorce proceeding. we'll...
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>> you know, that's a very big sweden was a big favorite, the french team was small but extraordinarily skilled. they are going to get a great match tomorrow night. and that's what everybody is worried about. >>> jennifer lopez and mark anthony's breakup, we have got that for you, plus not exactly the peaceful night's sleep in his tent, a colorado team was hoping for. we'll tell you what the boy did when he found himself face to face with a bear. sure, but let me get a little information first. for broccoli, say one. for toys, say two. toys ! the system can't process your response at this time. what ? please call back between 8 and 5 central standard time. he's in control. goodbye. even kids know it's wrong to give someone the run around. at ally bank you never have to deal with an endless automated system. you can talk to a real person 24/7. it's just the right thing to do. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. a body at rest tends to st
>> you know, that's a very big sweden was a big favorite, the french team was small but extraordinarily skilled. they are going to get a great match tomorrow night. and that's what everybody is worried about. >>> jennifer lopez and mark anthony's breakup, we have got that for you, plus not exactly the peaceful night's sleep in his tent, a colorado team was hoping for. we'll tell you what the boy did when he found himself face to face with a bear. sure, but let me get a little...
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a big arrest in the ongoing brit hacking scandal. one of the people closest to the head of newscorp taken in by police. >>> and countdown to a deal. new reports that the president and congressional leaders may meet today to try to hammer out a debt ceiling agreement. will this go down to the wire? good morning, everyone. i'm richard lui in for alex witt. welcome to "msnbc sunday." top of the hour four, after nearly three years behind bars casey anthony is a free woman this morning. the 25-year-old was released from jail in orlando just after midnight eastern time 12 days after she was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. outside the jail hundreds gathering carrying signs and protests of support -- or support, rather, of anthony. inside, one nbc news photojournalist was in the processing room when casey was released. he describes what happened. take a listen. >> she was just tunnel vision to the door. and that's when i think i saw that, you know, that smile or relief, if you will, because she saw freedom
a big arrest in the ongoing brit hacking scandal. one of the people closest to the head of newscorp taken in by police. >>> and countdown to a deal. new reports that the president and congressional leaders may meet today to try to hammer out a debt ceiling agreement. will this go down to the wire? good morning, everyone. i'm richard lui in for alex witt. welcome to "msnbc sunday." top of the hour four, after nearly three years behind bars casey anthony is a free woman this...
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they have another big afternoon on tap. they're going to meet some young culinary chefs this evening. some young children at a world renowned children's hospital this afternoon, and then late tonight, about 10:00 they get on board a military warship for what is sort of a sunset crews, if you will, up the st. lawrence to quebec city. it's pretty good to be a future king. >> it sounds pretty good overall. peter alex andzer, thank you so much. >>> meanwhile, back in london a scare for guests staying there. a fire broke out in the hotel's basement kitchen. it went up to the second floor. will i am, the black eyed peace peas, was staying there, and had to be evacuated ahead of a scheduled conference in hyde park. no one was hurt. >>> closing arguments in the casey anthony murder trial is set for tomorrow in orlando, and prosecutors and defense attorneys are spes spending today preparing. the state wrapped up its rebuttal case on friday. she's charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. the defense says the toddler acci
they have another big afternoon on tap. they're going to meet some young culinary chefs this evening. some young children at a world renowned children's hospital this afternoon, and then late tonight, about 10:00 they get on board a military warship for what is sort of a sunset crews, if you will, up the st. lawrence to quebec city. it's pretty good to be a future king. >> it sounds pretty good overall. peter alex andzer, thank you so much. >>> meanwhile, back in london a scare...
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i'm contessa brewer covering the big news coast to coast. the big story right now the phone hacking scandal in great britain reaches the highest echelons of government. with prime minister david cameron facing cheers and jeers in an uncommon emergency session of the house of commons. >> i have an old fashioned view about innocent until proven guilty. >> prime minister david cameron addressing the house of commons. >> if it turns out andy coulson knew about the hacking at the news of the world he will not only have lied to me, but he would have lied to the police, to a select committee torque the press complaints commission, and of course, perjured himself in a court of law. >> former news of the world ed tore andy coulson was until january cameron's communications director. >> with 20/20 hindsight and all that has followed i would not have offered him the job and i expect that he wouldn't have taken it. >> coulson was arrested this month suspected of corruption in the u.s. voice mail hacking and police bribery scandal. >> you live and you le
i'm contessa brewer covering the big news coast to coast. the big story right now the phone hacking scandal in great britain reaches the highest echelons of government. with prime minister david cameron facing cheers and jeers in an uncommon emergency session of the house of commons. >> i have an old fashioned view about innocent until proven guilty. >> prime minister david cameron addressing the house of commons. >> if it turns out andy coulson knew about the hacking at the...
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in a really big suitcase. maybe not that big. prison staff found the curled up inmate after they noticed that the woman was looking a little bit nervous and pulling -- is man is in prison for illegal weapons possession. >>> a very enterprising monkey in indonesia managed to catch himself on camera. a photographer in the jungle stepped away from his equipment and the monkey came to strike a pose. ended up with some decent self-portraits. the smiling one at the top was probably the most shocking to me. look at that one. joey chestnut does it again. the man known as jaws won his fifth title many the nathan's international hot dog eating contest yesterday. jaws polished off 62 dogs in ten minutes at the annual fourth of july event on coney island. not far away in manhattan. chestnut's archrival kobayashi who is banned from the contest because he will not sign an exclusive contest. he claims he put away 69 hot dogs. that was out of competition, it doesn't count. a lot of hot dogs consumed. >>> debt deadline congress has two weeks to r
in a really big suitcase. maybe not that big. prison staff found the curled up inmate after they noticed that the woman was looking a little bit nervous and pulling -- is man is in prison for illegal weapons possession. >>> a very enterprising monkey in indonesia managed to catch himself on camera. a photographer in the jungle stepped away from his equipment and the monkey came to strike a pose. ended up with some decent self-portraits. the smiling one at the top was probably the most...
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big mistake. if you keep your windows closed, your home, whether it's an apartment house, whatever, acts like a big thermos it locks in the cold air. air it it out at night if you have to. >> that's what i do. it seems to work. how about curtains, bringing down shades. does that help? >> definitely. it depends on the kind of curtain. it's tempting to get the big blackout curtains it will be fine. get something called radiant curtains. what they do is they reflect the light. they reflect the heat, and they keep your house from turning into a greenhouse. they don't look half bad, either. you don't notice them so much. >> sam, if you're just dealing with fans, how can you maximize what the fan puts out to keep it from just blowing hot air around. >> there's a low tech solution to this. it sounds silly. if you take a bowl of ice or tray or whatever, stick it in front of fan, you get a sort of cheapo air-conditioning effect without spending the air-conditioning money. you have to switch out the ice eve
big mistake. if you keep your windows closed, your home, whether it's an apartment house, whatever, acts like a big thermos it locks in the cold air. air it it out at night if you have to. >> that's what i do. it seems to work. how about curtains, bringing down shades. does that help? >> definitely. it depends on the kind of curtain. it's tempting to get the big blackout curtains it will be fine. get something called radiant curtains. what they do is they reflect the light. they...
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that leads to my big question today. now that she's free, here's the big question, what are casey anthony's long-term career prospects? you can join in the conversation we're having on facebook and twitter or shoot me an email. >>> moody's credit rating agency is suggesting the u.s. should get rid of the debt ceiling entirely because of all the chaos and uncertainty it seems to create. senator majority leader harry reid and his republican counterpart mitch mcconnell appear to have a similar idea. "the washington post" reports they're working on a back up plan that would allow the president to raise the debt ceiling three times over the next year. for a photo tal of $2.5 trillion in exchange the president would agree to a $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. and there would be a new congressional committee tasked with finding even deficit reductions. some conservative republicans aren't sold on that. >> the way the deal's currently structured right now. it gives the president the ability to raise the debt limit. >> the mcconne
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i'montessa brewer back in the saddle covering the big news coast to coast. we begin with breaking news. the judge in the roger clemens perjury trial has just declared a mistrial. nbc's pete williams is in washington, d.c. what's the judge saying about this trial, pete? >> reporter: well, the judge has said he'll decide at a hearing on september 2nd, almost two months from now, where we go from here. this trial had just started yesterday with opening statements from both sides and the prosecutors had begun calling witnesses, but the judge had told the prosecutors in advance that certain evidence was off-limits and one of the things that was off-limits was related to testimony by a friend and former teammate of roger clemens named andy pettitte who had played with him on two major league teams. andy pettitte has said that roger clemens told him he used human growth hormone. clemens says that pettitte is mistaken. what's at issue here is a legal document, sort of sworn statement by the wife of andy pettitte, who says yeah, i heard my husband tell me that roger
i'montessa brewer back in the saddle covering the big news coast to coast. we begin with breaking news. the judge in the roger clemens perjury trial has just declared a mistrial. nbc's pete williams is in washington, d.c. what's the judge saying about this trial, pete? >> reporter: well, the judge has said he'll decide at a hearing on september 2nd, almost two months from now, where we go from here. this trial had just started yesterday with opening statements from both sides and the...
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those are the big sellers. the kabobs and burritos, not so much. we've seen people taking water breaks, sitting down on the park benches as well. and the good news in new york is that the record-breaking heat is over and we're going to start to see some relief, which is a relative term. 100 yesterday. today lower 90s. back into the 80s as we head to the start of the workweek. and the average high is 85 degrees, where we should actually be. further to the south, though, a little bit of relief, but down to d.c., virginia, north carolina, and then westward in the middle of the country the heat is going to continue. and consider what we've seen over the last week, from monday through saturday, 845 record highs set across the country. over 2,000 record high or low temperatures. temperatures in the middle of the night that in many cities did not get below 80 degrees. that's what makes it difficult on our bodies. no escape from the heat even in the dead of night. alex? >> okay, eric fibber, thank you for that. >>> let's go now to sports beyond the scores
those are the big sellers. the kabobs and burritos, not so much. we've seen people taking water breaks, sitting down on the park benches as well. and the good news in new york is that the record-breaking heat is over and we're going to start to see some relief, which is a relative term. 100 yesterday. today lower 90s. back into the 80s as we head to the start of the workweek. and the average high is 85 degrees, where we should actually be. further to the south, though, a little bit of relief,...